Orenburg Oblast

Orenburg Oblast is a federal subject of Russia, located on the border with Kazakhstan in Central Asia. With its capital at Orenburg, the oblast is located along the Ural River, and it is considered to be a part of the Ural region. In 2010, Orenburg Oblast had a population of 2,033,072 people, with 75.9% being Russians, 7.6% Tatars, 6% Kazakhs, 2.5% Ukrainians, 2.3% Bashkirs, 1.9% Mordvins, .6% Germans, .6% Chuvashes, .3% Belarusians, .4% Azeris, and .2% others.